{"id":52285,"date":"2017-06-14T10:06:36","date_gmt":"2017-06-14T15:06:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/?p=52285"},"modified":"2017-06-14T10:06:36","modified_gmt":"2017-06-14T15:06:36","slug":"hid-lights-2002-mercury-cougar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/2017\/06\/hid-lights-2002-mercury-cougar","title":{"rendered":"HID Lights 2002 Mercury Cougar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-32788\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2001-mercury-cougar.jpg\" alt=\"Mercury Cougar\" width=\"600\" height=\"284\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2001-mercury-cougar.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2001-mercury-cougar-300x142.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>HID lights<\/h3>\n<p>I have a 2002 Mercury Cougar, I have stock headlights and bulbs. I want to put HID lights in the interior and exterior of the car. Can I just switch out the light bulbs or do I have to install a conversion kit?<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>You will need the conversion kit.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-52318 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/HID-conversion-kit.jpg\" alt=\"HID conversion kit\" width=\"450\" height=\"424\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/HID-conversion-kit.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/HID-conversion-kit-300x283.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/HID-conversion-kit-24x24.jpg 24w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>What is HID?<\/h3>\n<p>HID, or High-Intensity Discharge, is a technology that utilizes xenon gas with an electrical arc to produce brighter, more efficient headlight bulbs. HID lights are significantly brighter than halogen. Depending on the temperature (color), brightness can increased by as much as 3x the lumen output of a halogen headlight bulb. Converting to HID is as simple as purchasing a complete HID kit for your vehicle or if you already know your vehicles bulb size you can purchase a kit for that size.<\/p>\n<p>Sources :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>customhid.com<\/li>\n<li>hidxenonheadlights.com\/Mercury-Cougar-HID-Kits<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HID lights I have a 2002 Mercury Cougar, I have stock headlights and bulbs. I want to put HID lights in the interior and exterior of the car. Can I just switch out the light bulbs or do I have to install a conversion kit? You will need the conversion kit. What is HID? 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